Tuition Waiver and Credit Transfer for 77 students of Parul University

Students pursuing their full semester studies abroad

Vadodara
based Parul University has been extensively creating various avenues  for
global opportunities with an aim to provide students with a comprehensive
international exposure. With the help of international corporations, the
University has been providing an array of research collaborations, faculty
mobility and student exchange programs. In addition Parul University also kept
in consideration about academically talented students with financial
disabilities. 

In this
regard, the University has been facilitating and providing  channels which
have been offering these budding students the full funding and financing to
benefit from these opportunities. The countless efforts of the University’s
International Relations Cell, have been facilitating platforms for Indian
students to experience a global exposure during the course of their academics.

With the
passage of time, Parul University’s semester exchange programs have seen a
rising demand amongst the students expressing their desire to study a significant
part of their curricular abroad. As a way of ensuring the maximum benefit for
both the financially capable and incapable students, the University in its own
capacity or through partnering with leading academic organisations, has been
providing full tuition waivers for  deserving students. 

In line
with these semester exchange programs, a total of 11 students will be visiting
Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland. This diverse student
group will be pursuing an array of programs in the fields of Architecture ,
CSE, Mechanical, and IT. Maximising its educational networks in Poland, the
University will also be sending another group of 10 students to Poznan
University of Technology, Poznan based learning Institution for yet another
semester exchange program where the students will be studying their Masters in
Business Administration.

Another
group of 9 students will be venturing to Technische Hochschule Aschaffenburg,
Germany, one of Parul University’s long standing partners where they will be
studying the various elements of mechanical engineering. As a way of enhancing
their business competencies, 2 students of Parul University are scheduled to
visit another one of the University’s German partners, Ruhr West University of
Applied Sciences, to pursue a course in the field of Business
Administration. 

In
addition a group of 5 students will be taking part in another semester exchange
program at Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information
Technologies, Mechanics and Optics Russia. Under this full credit course the
students will get the lifetime opportunity of studying Computer Science
Engineering and Information Technology for a Russian perspective. 

The
widening scope of globalisation, coupled with the evolving technology and
digitization, has made Europe an ideal practical learning destination for some
of the modern and advanced technologies. Following this understanding Parul
University has been strategically utilising these global student exchange
platforms, as a way of ensuring that the technical student base, remains apt
and up to date with some of these modern technologies. In line with this, 4
students will also be studying the elements of electronics and communication
for a period of 4 months, in the Meditarian Island of Cyprus. While another
group of 3 students, will receive the opportunity of pursuing their
administrative and management studies at Czech Technical University, Prague.

In
addition, Parul University’s partnership with leading Universities across
Lithuania has also created for the students a plethora of opportunities to
explore the various fields of learning opportunities the nation has to offer.
In line with this a total of 26 students, from the month of February to the
month of June, will be travelling to Vilniaus Kolegija University of Applied
Sciences, Lithuania for semester exchange program. The students will be
pursuing a plethora of programs in the fields of Arts, Design, Computer Science
Engineering and Business Administration. 

“The
semester exchange programs which we have been facilitating specifically for our
students have been designed to provide them with a prolonged academic
experience, which will edify whatever they would have learnt here in Parul
University”, said the University’s Head of International Relations, Dr Preeti
Nair. 

In the
field of architecture, an additional group of 4 students will be studying the
essence of Portuguese architecture, as a way of learning and mastering its
ancient and modern heritage under Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal.

Beyond
the scope of regular academics, these semester exchange programs have proceeded
to include research oriented opportunities, allowing students to explore
endless academic breakthroughs. In furtherance of this, two students, one
pursuing his Phd research and another carrying out his masters project in
electronics and communication will be visiting Belgium under the mentorship of
experts at the University of Mons. 

On
completion of their programs students will also be receiving a full credit
transfer for their coursework abroad. “It is indeed a matter of pride to have
so many of our students in Parul University, being granted a total tuition
waiver to take part in such global programs. Our partnerships with programs
such as the  ERASMUS under European Union amongst other Institutions has
also created avenues academic benefit for our students” said the University’s
President Dr Devanshu Patel.